Title 25 — IndiansRelease 119-73
§5127 Procedure
Title 25 › Chapter CHAPTER 45— - PROTECTION OF INDIANS AND CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES › § 5127
Summary
Under the June 18, 1934 Act, elections about excluding a reservation, adopting or amending constitutions and bylaws, or approving a charter are decided by a majority of votes cast, as long as at least 30% of eligible voters take part.
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Title 25, §5127
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In any election heretofore or hereafter held under the Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 984) [25 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.], on the question of excluding a reservation from the application of the said Act or on the question of adopting a constitution and bylaws or amendments thereto or on the question of ratifying a charter, the vote of a majority of those actually voting shall be necessary and sufficient to effectuate such exclusion, adoption, or ratification, as the case may be: Provided, however, That in each instance the total vote cast shall not be less than 30 per centum of those entitled to vote.
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Act of
June 18, 1934, referred to in text, is act
June 18, 1934, ch. 576, 48 Stat. 984, popularly known as the Indian Reorganization Act, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title
note set out under section 5101 of this title and Tables. Codification Section was formerly classified to section 478a of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
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25 U.S.C. § 5127
Title 25 — Indians
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73